Lint remover having an endless tacky web



July 24, 1956 R. F. BREDIN LINT REMOVER HAVING AN ENDLESS TACKY WEBFiled April 7, 1953 E Bred/n INVENTOR.

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United States Patent LINT REMOVER HAVING AN ENDLESS TA'CKY WEB Roger F.Bredin, Evanston, Ill. Application April 7, 1953, Serial No. 347,220

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-404) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in cleaning devices for removing lint and other looseparticles from clothing or other types of fabrics.

An important object of the invention is to provide a cleaning device ofthis character of a double reel and web type and wherein the web isconstructed of removable strips having tacky or adhesively coated outersurfaces to which loose particles will cling or adhere as the same ismoved over the fabric and whereby the outermost layer or strip of theweb may be removed when its surface has become so coated with looseparticles as to lose its effectiveness and a fresh adhesive stripbrought into exposed position for cleaning purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwherein the reel part of the double reel and web structure comprises apair of rollers mounted at the underside of a handle.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable inoperation, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages which will subsequently become apparentreside in the details of construction and operation as more fullyhereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals referto like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a top plan view;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on a line 22 of Figure1, the handle being shown in elevation;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 33 of Figure 2;and

Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary sectional views takenrespectively on the lines 4-4 and 55 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein, for the purpose ofillustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a substantially channel-shaped holder having ahandle 6 at the back thereof and extending longitudinally of the holderin spaced, substantially parallel relation above the latter.

A double reel and web structure is designated generally at 7 and inwhich the reel part comprises a pair of reels or rollers 8 havingflanges 9 at the end portions thereof and through which a shaft 10extends axially of the reels or rollers to project outwardly at each endthereof.

The web part of the double reel and web structure comprises an endlesscanvas or other suitable band 11 mounted to travel freely on the reelsor rollers 8 and on which is placed a plurality of adhesively coated ortacky strips 12 having their adhesive surfaces outermost to secure theends of each strip to each other in overlapping relation, as shown at13, and to secure the successive strips in a laminated arrangement onthe foundation band 11.

The holder 5 is preferably constructed of a commercially, well-knownplastic or other suitable material and pairs of resilient clips 14 aresupported internally of the channel of the holder in pairs adjacent eachend of the holder by means of a web 15 projecting laterally at the bightportion of the clips and which may be integrally molded or otherwisesuitably secured to the channel of the holder 5 to hold the leg portions16 of the clips in a downwardly extending position and spaced from theflanges 17 of the channel, as shown to advantage in Figure 3 of thedrawing. The clips 14 provide bearing mountings for the ends of theroller shafts 10 by curving the legs 16 of the clips inwardly towardeach other, as shown at 18, to form a restricted opening for receivingthe shaft 10 and by means of which the shaft is held in the upperportion of the clips by a snapping action.

In the operation of the device, the holder 5 is moved over a garment orother fabric to be cleaned so that the lowermost flight of the doublereel and web structure will contact the surface of the fabric and theadhesive or tacky surface of the strips 12 will thus pick up lint or.other loose particles from the fabric.

As the outermost strip 12 of the web becomes coated with the looseparticles, the overlapping end 13 thereof may be pulled free to removethe outermost layer or strip of the web and thus expose a freshadhesively coated strip.

The strips may be replenished by removing the reels or rollers 8 fromthe clips 14.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described,

and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may beresorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is:

A cleaning device comprising an elongated holder having a channel at itsunderside, and a double reel and web structure mounted in the channel ofthe holder for movement of the web longitudinally thereof and with oneflight of the web positioned below the channel, said web including anendless foundation band mounted on the reels for free rotation, and aplurality of adhesively coated strips of predetermined length secured toeach other in laminated arrangement on the band with the adhesivesurface of the strips outermost and in end to end overlapping relationto successively remove outermost laminations while the remaininglaminations remain united.

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